# How to Make Your Aloft Server Public or Private (/docs/aloft/server-visibility)



import { Step, Steps } from 'fumadocs-ui/components/steps';

Change Server Visibility [#change-server-visibility]

<Steps>
  <Step>
    Stop the server [#stop-the-server]

    In the [XGamingServer Panel](https://panel.xgamingserver.com), go to **Console** and stop the server.
  </Step>

  <Step>
    Change the visibility setting [#change-the-visibility-setting]

    Click **Startup** in the sidebar. Find the **Show on List** or **IsVisible** setting and toggle it:

    * **True** — server appears in the public browser
    * **False** — server is hidden, join via [room code](/docs/aloft/room-code) only
  </Step>

  <Step>
    Start the server [#start-the-server]

    Start from **Console**.
  </Step>
</Steps>

Related Guides [#related-guides]

* [Room Code](/docs/aloft/room-code)
* [How to Join](/docs/aloft/join-server)
* [Server Settings](/docs/aloft/server-settings)